Biologist, PhD Ecology. Senior Researcher at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Research interests: applications of palynology to ecology, evolution, biogeography and conservation. Biogeographical regions: tropical, subtropical and temperate terrestrial biomes. Temporal scope: Cenozoic. Featured in the Stanford ranking of world's top-2% scientists (top-0.5% paleontologists, top-10 palynologists). 15 books and >300 papers (>200 in JCR journals), 75% as first/single author. Personal website: https://www.vrull.net/